NBA drtaft lottery - Tony Parker celebrates Spurs' draft lottery fortune with Wembanyama love - ESPN

Talk about a French connection.

On Tuesday night, the San Antonio Spurs won the 2023 NBA draft lottery and the right to pick Victor Wembanyama, whom ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski called «the most highly anticipated player to ever enter the NBA.»

The 19-year-old Wembanyama, who is from Nanterre, France, and currently plays for Paris-based Metropolitans 92, got a shout out from a former Spurs star and fellow countryman. Tony Parker, who was drafted by the Spurs in 2001 before winning four NBA titles with the team, tweeted a photo of a very young Wembanyama sporting Parker's No. 9 Spurs jersey.

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!!! So proud of you